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11.Superfoodguy勇敢的牙买加少年在美国小城里掀起食物革命。IN2010whenKevonJohnsonwas13yearsold,heleftJamaica(牙买加)tolivewithhismotherandsistersinHartford,Connecticut.HequicklyfoundlifeintheUSwasnewandchallenging,1.e________whenitcametofood.“Ididn’tlikethewaythechickentasted.Ittastedspoiled,”Johnson,now18,recalled.“Andthefruit2.t_______likeitwaspickedtooearly.”Inhisfamily’soldhomeinJamaica,thereweregoatsandchickenseverywhere.As3.____freshfruit,“I’djustclimbupatreeandpickit4.m_______,”hesaid.ButinHartford,Johnsonfoundthatfreshfoodwashardertoget.Storessellalotofprocessedfoods(加工食品).Andhisfamilylikedthecheapfastfood5._____canbefoundeverywhere.Withconcernsforhisfamily’s6.h______,largerquestionsaboutobesity(肥胖)andhowtogetfreshfood,JohnsonjoinedGrowHartford.Thisisayouthprogramthathasbeenharvestingvegetablesonurban(城市的)farmsandpromoting(提倡)healthyfood.JohnsonquicklybecameatopyouthleaderforGrowHartford.Allwhileinhighschool,heworkedasanurbanfarmerand7.______(教育)peopleaboutthelackoffull-servicesupermarketsinpoorcities.Hehasdoneworkshops(讲座)forgroupsincludingtheBoysandGirlsClubandHartfordParentUniversity.Healsowantsschoolstohavetastieranddifferenttypesofschoollunches,suchasaweeklymealwithPuertoRicanorWesternIndiancuisine(饮食).Studentswouldenjoythedifferenttastesandeat8._____junkfood,hesaid.Johnson’ssuggestionshavebeen9._____(接受)bytheHartfordschoolsystem.Hewasalso10._______astheyouthwinnerofthe2015HartfordCommunityFoodSecurityAwardbecauseofhisoutstandingwork.2.ASmoreadultsturntomeditation(冥想)forpeace,morechildrenaretakingupthispracticetoo.1.______Herearesomesimplemeditationexerciseskidscantry.LookatcloudsOnnicedays,gooutside,liedownonthegrassandlookupatthesky.Thecloudsmovethroughthesky.Buttheskystaysclear,openandfree.Thisisalsohowourthoughtswork.2.______Allowyourthoughtstocomeandgo.Thenyouknowyourmindisclearandfreejustlikethesky.MindfuljarFillajar(罐)withwater.Thejarofwaterstandsforourminds.Thenaddredandbluesandtoit.Redstandsforourthoughts,andbluerepresentsourfeelingsandemotions(情绪).Nowshakeitup.3.______Weneedtowaitandwatchthesandsettle(沉淀),asourthoughts,feelingsandemotionssettlejustlikethesand.MindfullisteningSitcomfortablyandholdabelloranythingthatmakesasimplesoundinyourhands.4._________Payattentiontothesoundfromtheveryfirstmomentyouhearitallwaytotheend.Whenyoucan’thearthesoundanymore,openyoureyesorraiseyourhand.Positiveaffirmations(正面肯定)Thisisanexerciseforolderkidswhoarebetweentheagesof9and13.5._________Andsaypositiveaffirmationssuchas“Iamstrong.”“I’mconfident.”Meditationiswhenpeoplepracticetrainingtheirminds.Theyself-regulate(自我调节)andcleartheirheads.Peoplefindrelaxationandpeacethroughit.23.ALMOSTanyreadercouldfindthecharminthelittlelibraryontheSchusterfamily’sfrontyard.ThelibraryisinMinnesota,US.Setona4-foot(1.22-meter)post,itholds45books.Anyonecanborrowthebooksforfree,as1._____astheyreturnthemorexchangeitwithanotherone.Mrs.Schuster,orMolly,receivedthelittlelibrary2._____aMother’sDaygifttwoyearsagofromherhusband,Josh.TheirkidsRiley,8,andRowan,5,decorateditwithsomeneighborhoodpals.“Ifellin3.l______withit,”saidMolly.TheSchusterfamilyisnotalone.Withthemissiontopromotetheloveof4._______(阅读),thenonprofitorganization(非营利性机构)theLittleFreeLibrarystartedanewlibrarymovement.Nowover25,000littlelibrariescanbe5.f_____inmorethan70countries.TheSchusterfamilyisoneofthem.EachMonday,MollyandRileystock(备货)theirlibrarywithdonatedbooksand6._______(杂志).Mollyhasmetmanypeoplefromaroundtownthroughthelibrary.AndasamemberofLittleFreeLibrary,shehasalsoconnectedwith7.o_____littlelibrariansacrossthecountryandinternationally.“Thecommunity,”Mollysaid,“hasbeenthebestpartofthislibraryforme.”TheirlibraryevenhasitsownFacebookpage,8.____hasmorethan200followers.ThroughFacebookgroups,people9._____(分享)ideas,exchangebooksandformfriendships.“Theattractionissimple”,saysRowan.“Peopleliketoread10.m_____books.”Thelibraryincreasedthewholefamily’sexcitementforreading,Mollyadds.“Nowmyhusband,mykidsandI,we’realwaysreadingnewbooks.”4.D.Filmmakesbigsplash幽默喜剧《美人鱼》传递环保意识。HEhasonceagainproventhatheisthe“kingofcomedy”.StephenChow,theHongKongactor-turned-director,hasreturnedwithhislatestfantasycomedyTheMermaid.Themoviehadarecord-breakingfirstweek,earning1.79billionyuanattheboxofficeafteritcameoutonFeb8.Mostmermaidfilmstellastoryoflovebetweenhumansandmermaids,andthisoneisnoexception.TheMermaidcentersonthebillionaireplayboyLiuXuanandthemermaidShanshan.Liu’srealestate(房地产)projectneedstousealotofsonar(声呐)technology,soitisadangertoseacreatures.BeautifulmermaidShanshanissenttostopLiu,butasfatewouldhaveit,theyfallforeachother.Somesaidthatthestorywasjust“anold-fashioned,Cinderella-stylelovestory”,accordingtothemost-likedreviewonChinesesocialnetworkingsiteDouban.ButmanyfansofChowquicklydefended(辩护)TheMermaidasasuccessthathasbothinterestingvisualeffectsandhisusualhumor.Inrecentyears,Chinesecomedymovieshaveusedonlinebuzzwordstogettheattentionofyoungaudiences.Chow,however,hasstucktohismoleitau(nonsensicalcomedystyle),whichfirstmadehimpopularasanactorinthe1990s.AndChowhassinceuseditforhisdirectorialA.Pressyou